State profile · Below median Poor share

Georgia bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Georgia, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,216
Public bridges
63.0%
Good condition
1.5%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

15,216

Public highway bridges in Georgia

Good Condition

63.0%

9,580 bridges rated 7-9

13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.5%

226 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-5.5pp vs national avg 7.0%

Georgia vs national bridge condition

Georgia - Good condition share 63.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Georgia - Poor-condition share 5.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Georgia74.2%24.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Georgia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (159)

Appling 6 Atkinson 14 Bacon 23 Baker 4 Baldwin 44 Banks 73 Barrow 67 Bartow 213 Ben Hill 38 Berrien 73 Bibb 246 Bleckley 29 Brantley 54 Brooks 104 Bryan 78 Bulloch 139 Burke 25 Butts 47 Calhoun 43 Camden 95 Candler 61 Carroll 172 Catoosa 88 Charlton 71 Chatham 269 Chattahoochee 63 Chattooga 105 Cherokee 165 Clarke 111 Clay 21 Clayton 185 Clinch 74 Cobb 452 Coffee 126 Colquitt 194 Columbia 67 Cook 65 Coweta 166 Crawford 48 Crisp 101 Dade 75 Dawson 45 DeKalb 448 Decatur 75 Dodge 57 Dooly 74 Dougherty 103 Douglas 93 Early 85 Echols 41 Effingham 74 Elbert 86 Emanuel 121 Evans 48 Fannin 108 Fayette 85 Floyd 209 Forsyth 97 Franklin 119 Fulton 955 Gilmer 102 Glascock 22 Glynn 84 Gordon 134 Grady 104 Greene 68 Gwinnett 322 Habersham 110 Hall 157 Hancock 63 Haralson 98 Harris 100 Hart 74 Heard 60 Henry 142 Houston 113 Irwin 69 Jackson 124 Jasper 71 Jeff Davis 58 Jefferson 65 Jenkins 60 Johnson 49 Jones 54 Lamar 64 Lanier 28 Laurens 169 Lee 33 Liberty 95 Lincoln 32 Long 47 Lowndes 131 Lumpkin 53 Macon 78 Madison 71 Marion 46 McDuffie 52 McIntosh 57 Meriwether 138 Miller 45 Mitchell 111 Monroe 91 Montgomery 42 Morgan 106 Murray 84 Muscogee 220 Newton 101 Oconee 60 Oglethorpe 50 Paulding 90 Peach 39 Pickens 62 Pierce 66 Pike 41 Polk 121 Pulaski 45 Putnam 60 Quitman 20 Rabun 119 Randolph 50 Richmond 187 Rockdale 44 Schley 25 Screven 77 Seminole 35 Spalding 89 Stephens 70 Stewart 53 Sumter 82 Talbot 72 Taliaferro 41 Tattnall 72 Taylor 71 Telfair 71 Terrell 52 Thomas 185 Tift 112 Toombs 76 Towns 46 Treutlen 71 Troup 173 Turner 70 Twiggs 45 Union 85 Upson 62 Walker 150 Walton 115 Ware 110 Warren 55 Washington 76 Wayne 85 Webster 26 Wheeler 53 White 81 Whitfield 131 Wilcox 68 Wilkes 66 Wilkinson 72 Worth 125

Georgia vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Georgia on the same metric.

AZ

Arizona

1.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,640
Selected

GA

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

UT

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126

VT

Vermont

2.62% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,936

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Georgia

Six lowest-condition bridges in Georgia, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

CAIN CREEK DRIVE

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2 MI SOUTH OF WOODBURY, Meriwether, GA

Built 1940 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 121

DENNIS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

5.6 MI SE OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1933 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 366

SHALLOWFORD BR

Poor

Over: TOCCOA RIVER

6.4 MI S OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1918 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

FISHER FIELD

Poor

Over: NOTTELY RIVER

8.5 MI SE OF BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

Built 1980 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 90

VANILLA LANE

Poor

Over: BIG TURNIPTOWN CREEK

4.9 MI NE OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1980 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 103

RIDGEWAY ROAD

Poor

Over: BOYD BRANCH TRIB

5.5 MI SE OF WAVERLY HALL, Harris, GA

Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 220

All Bridges in Georgia

KNIGHT BOTTOM RD

Good

Over: SALACOA CREEK

4.4 MI. W OF RANGER, Gordon, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 140

WESLEY CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: JACKS CREEK

8 MI E OF CALHOUN, Gordon, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK OVERFLOW

IN INDUSTRIAL CITY, Gordon, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 250

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK OVERFLOW

IN INDUSTRIAL CITY, Gordon, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 250

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK OVERFLOW

IN INDUSTRIAL CITY, Gordon, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 250

SR 38 - US 84

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

APP .6 MI E OF WHIGHAM, Grady, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,670

FAS 1200

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

APP 2.7 MI S OF WHIGHAM, Grady, GA

Built 1954 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 650

SR 93

Good

Over: OCHLOCKNEE RIVER O/F

APP. 7 MILES SOUTH OF CAI, Grady, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,710

PLEASANT GROVE RD

Good

Over: W BR BARNETTS CRK TRIB

APP 6.4 MI NE OF CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

LOWER CAIRO ROAD

Good

Over: LEES CREEK

APP 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF, Grady, GA

Built 1992 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

PINE PARK ROAD

Good

Over: PARKERS MILL CREEK

APP 2.5 MI S OF CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,010

GILLIARD ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

APP 8.7 MI NE OF CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 60

GAINEY ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

APP 3.8 MI SE OF RENO, Grady, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 370

PINE PARK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE TIRED CREEK TRIB

2.5 MI SE CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 980

NOLES ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

8.5 MILES N.E CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

STAGE COACH ROAD

Good

Over: BARNETTS CREEK

APP 9.4 MILES NORTHEAST, Grady, GA

Built 2014 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

US 278/ SR 12

Good

Over: LAKE OCONEE (OCONEE RIV)

5.2 MI W OF GREENSBORO, Greene, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,800

I-20

Good

Over: OLIVER CREEK

3.7 MI SE OF GREENSBORO, Greene, GA

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30,600

I-20

Good

Over: S FORK OGEECHEE RIVER

2.6 MI NE OF SILOAM, Greene, GA

Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 28,700

PENFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

2.6 MI N OF GREENSBORO, Greene, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 750

BETHANY ROAD

Good

Over: S. FORK OGEECHEE RIVER

2.6 MI NE OF SILOAM, Greene, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 230

CLUB DRIVE

Good

Over: EQUEST. TRAIL

6.3 MI S OF GREENSBORO, Greene, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,170

STAGE COACH ROAD

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

3 MI SW OF GREENSBORO, Greene, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 620

LESLIE MILL ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

5.2 MI S OF GREENSBORO, Greene, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 130

LAKE OCONEE TRAIL

Good

Over: BROWNS FORD (PRIVATE)

9.4 MI S OF GREENSBORO, Greene, GA

Built 2001 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 600

TEMPERANCE BELL RD

Good

Over: THORNTON CREEK

3.3 MI SE OF WOODVILLE, Greene, GA

Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 130

SR 15

Good

Over: FISHING CREEK

7.9 MI NW OF GREENESBORO, Greene, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,260

SR 120

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF LAWRENCEVILL, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 24,300

PEACHTREE PARKWAY

Good

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

1.5 MI NW OF BERKELY LAKE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 44,500

SR 316 & 316 EB RA

Good

Over: FORK CREEK

7.2 MI W OF LAWRENCEVILLE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 105,000

SR 316

Good

Over: FORK CREEK TRIB

7.4 MI W OF LAWRENCEVILLE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 105,000

I-85

Good

Over: BEAVER RUIN CREEK

2 MI SE OF NORCROSS, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1959 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 295,000

I-85

Good

Over: LITTLE IVY CREEK

4 MI SE OF BUFORD, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 90,300

OLD NORCROSS ROAD

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

6.5 MI SE OF DULUTH, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 24,800

ROSEBUD ROAD

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK CREEK

5 MI SE OF SNELLVILLE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,105

LVILLE-SUWANEE RD

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

2.5 MI N OF LAWRENCEVILLE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 33,500

PLEASANT HILL RD S

Good

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

FULTON-GWINNETT CO LINE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 33,440

FIVE FORKS TRICKUM

Good

Over: BANSTON CREEK

4.5 MI SW OF LAWRENCEVILL, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 19,000

FIVE FORKS TRICKUM

Good

Over: PUGHS CREEK

4 MI SW OF LAWRENCEVILLE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 19,000

HARMONY GROVE CH R

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

2 MI S OF LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,290

KILLIAN HILL ROAD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

IN LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 18,700

CAMP CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

IN LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,590

SR 120

Good

Over: FORK CREEK

3.4 MI SE OF DULUTH, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 19,800

BOGGS ROAD

Good

Over: FORK CREEK

6.5 MI SE OF DULUTH, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 22,500

BEAVER RUIN ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER RUIN CREEK

2.8 MI N OF LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 35,200

RONALD REAGAN PKWY

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER TRIB

3.5 MI E OF LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 58,800

RONALD REAGAN PKWY

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER TRIB

2.8 MI E OF LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 58,800

RONALD REAGAN PKWY

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

3 MI E OF LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 58,800

RONALD REAGAN PKWY

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER TRIB

2.0 MI NE OF LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 58,800

RAMP TO SR 8 NBL

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

1.5 MI N OF LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,730

Showing 10,601-10,650 of 15,216 bridges

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